Conversations with Other Women (2005)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Hans Canosa

Writer:

Gabrielle Zevin (writer)

Release Date:

7 June 2006 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

there are two sides to every love story

Plot:

When a man and woman flirt with each other at a wedding reception, the sexual tension seems spontaneous. As they break from the party to a hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Memory | Ex Wife | Female Nudity | Split Screen

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Aaron Eckhart	...	Man
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Woman
Yury Tsykun	...	Bartender at Wedding
Brian Geraghty	...	Groom
Brianna Brown	...	Bride
Thomas Lennon	...	Videographer
Erik Eidem	...	Young Man
Nora Zehetner	...	Young Woman
David Franklin	...	Bartender in Bar
Olivia Wilde	...	Bridesmaid
Cerina Vincent	...	Sarah the Dancer
Philip Littell	...	Jeffrey the Cardiologist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Carter	...	Wedding DJ
Madison Davenport	...	British Girl
Hadley Dion	...	Gwen (Daughter)
Emily Fernandez	...	Girl on Street
Jennifer Herzog	...	Girl on Street
Rozanne Sher	...	Girl on Street

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:16 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gordonstreet Pictures

Trivia:

The film contains 117 visual effects shots, all of which are designed to be "invisible". When the Visual Effects Supervisor, Kwesi Collisson, solicited bids from VFX houses, he received an initial estimated VFX budget of over $1 million, followed by a $400,000 "low budget" estimate. Mr. Collisson decided to execute all of the effects himself, spending four months using Adobe After Effects and Shake software to complete the necessary shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Man: Wish me luck.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

J'en connais

I agree with Roger Ebert - one of the best at Telluride 2005

I was lucky enough to see this movie on Monday, September 5, the last day of Telluride 2005. There were five other screenings that had sold out before that. I'd heard the about the film, but wasn't sure I had to see it until I read Roger Ebert's review of the film on his website's festival writeup.

I didn't think that a movie made entirely in split screen could be anything but a gimmick. But after seeing the film, I agree with Ebert--the split screen comes to seem necessary. The split screen is used not only to show the simultaneous actions and reactions of both characters, but also shows flashbacks juxtaposed with the present, alternate versions of the present, and moments imagined or hoped by the characters that quickly return to reality. Sometimes the present is fractured into more than one emotion for a given line or action, showing an actor performing the same moment in different ways. The editing is assured and masterful, employing storytelling techniques that couldn't exist without the split screen. The writing is brilliant, full of humor and insight. The movie is like nothing you've ever seen before.

Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter are amazing--funny and heartbreaking at the same time. I really can't wait to see this movie again. If a movie ever rewarded two viewings, it's a movie that plays in two frames.